Preventing oral cancer: a smoking cessation intervention in a dental setting for patients with potentially malignant lesions

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN79674187

Enrollment

150

Registered

2006-12-29

Start date

2004-03-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Potentially malignant oral lesions Oral Health Oral diseases

Interventions

Interventions group received advice based on the 5As (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) and Nicotene Replacement Therapy (NRT) and behaviour change counselling. Control group received treatment a

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who smoke, and have been referred with suspicious oral lesion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who have been diagnosed with oral cancer.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Self reported quit rates 2. Validated by Carbon Monoxide (CO) and salivary cotinine	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Self-reported changes in smoking behaviour, including reduction in cigarettes and increase in number and length of quit attempts.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026